Discriminate

discriminate - (from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary )

transitive verb
1 a: to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
b: distinguish, differentiate
intransitive verb
1 a: to make a distinction
b: to use good judgment

I discriminate. So do you and everyone you know. I start each morning by discriminating which coffee, cereal, milk, toothpaste, clothes, etc, etc, - you get the idea. So when did discriminate become an exclusively racial idiom?

We are told that if you criticize Obama you are racist and discriminating against him because he is black (half actually, but who’s counting.) As you can see in 1b of the intransitive verb (look it up, I did) form of the definition it states “to use good judgment.” Well my good judgment tells me that I should be discriminating against him for his political views even if they are a moving target.

Certainly racial discrimination exist today although not to the degree it did in the past. More prevalent today is what some refer to as "reverse discrimination" better known as affirmative action. Call it what you want but it is still racial discrimination and not in better just because the colors are reversed.

Make your choices based on the distinguishing features, distinctions, or your good judgement - not skin color, I do.

I'm Just Saying - maybe we all should be a little more discriminating.